Payment security
• SSL
The Order's Web site uses the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. It was developed by Netscape Communications Corporation to provide a high level of security for transactions over the Internet. The SSL protocol enables encrypted sessions between your browser and the Web server. Most of todays browsers respect this protocol. For more information on SSL visit the Microsoft site.
• Data Encryption
Data encryption protects the confidential nature of information exchange over the Internet. With data encryption, the information you send is scrambled making it unreadable. This is accomplished through complex mathematical equations called algorithms. In order to read the encrypted data, special software called a "key" is required. A key consists of two parts: a public key and a private key. A "public key" is used to encrypt data before it is sent and the "private key" is needed to unscramble the data when it is received.
• 128-bit encryption
The 128-bit encryption corresponds to the highest level of security.
• Is my data connection encrypted or not?
With Microsoft Internet Explorer a lock 
in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen will indicate an encrypted session. If you don't see this lock , the session is not encrypted.
If you use Netscape Navigator 4.x or more, an encrypted session is indicated with a closed lock 
in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. If the lock is open 
the session is unencrypted, in which case you would not want to send confidential information.